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Posted by christi on August 13th, 2003


My home pc has been infected with the worm, but I can't
keep my pc on long enough to get tot he website to
download the patch. I see form this that the patch is not
working for a lot of people. What can be done? This is
ridiculous. Thanks.

Posted by Jupiter Jones [MVP] on August 13th, 2003


Christi;
The patch is NOT the fix and is not intended to be.
The patch is the prevention.
You ALSO need to fix the problem.

You most likely have a worm W32.Blaster.Worm
DISCONNECT the subject computer from any network IMMEDIATELY.

Install or enable a firewall IMMEDIATELY:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

VERY IMPORTANT to follow ALL steps, closing ports or installing the
patch is NOT enough.
Download the patch and regedit referenced in the article below.
You may need to do this at an uninfected computer and burn to CD or
save on floppies.
Each file is small enough to fit on a floppy.

Follow this to clean and protect your computer:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_qr.htm#rpc

After this is resolved prevent similar occurrences by installing ALL
Critical Updates from Windows Update.
Keep antivirus up to date and run at least weekly.
Install or enable a firewall.

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/p...oups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html


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